4-semi-truck crash closes eastbound I-76 near Fort Morgan Thursday

No injuries reported

Crews work to remove the wreckage of a semi-truck at about 4 p.m. Thursday from along the side of eastbound Interstate 76 at mile marker 80 on the Fort Morgan overpass.

The semi-truck driven by David Earl, 60, of Sterling drifted to the right, ran along the guard rail, jumped the curb and went through the rail of the overpass before hitting the embankment on the east side about 1:43 p.m.

Behind Earl, three other semi-trucks could not stop in time and crashed into each other, but there were no injuries.

The interstate was closed to eastbound traffic from exit 75 to exit 82 for several hours.

Highway 52, which passes underneath I-76, was also closed for a while because of the crash.